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phon⋅ics
[fon-iks or, for 2, foh-niks] 
–noun (used with a singular verb
)
) | 1. | a method of teaching reading and spelling based upon the phonetic interpretation of ordinary spelling. |
| 2. | Obsolete. phonetics. |
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| phon·ics (fŏn'ĭks) n. (used with a sing. verb)
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Phonics
Phon"ics\, n. See Phonetics.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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Language Translation for : phonics
Spanish:
fonología,
German:
die Phonetik,
Japanese:
音響学
phonics
1683, "science of sound," from Gk. phone "sound" (see fame). The meaning "method of teaching reading" is first attested 1908, though the system dates from 1844.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Main Entry: pho·nics
Pronunciation: 'fän-iks, 1 is also 'fO-niks
Function: noun plural but singular in construction
1 : thescience of sound : ACOUSTICS
2 : a method of teaching beginners to read and pronounce words bylearning the phonetic value of letters, letter groups, and especially syllables
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